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Sunday, March 15th, 2009 by Enrique Castaño

BARK (kawa)

The bark of a tree in bonsai is one of the most appreciated features. However, it is usually overlook its importance and it is one of the key elements that is dependent on time. As such is one that we cannot change easily and that requires the essence of time for it to develop. Experience bonsai ...

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 by Will Heath

Debunking the Myths of Bonsai

There are many myths in bonsai ranging from the common belief among the dilettante that “bonsai” is a certain species of tree, to the belief that trees are starved and tortured in order to become bonsai. It is not my intention with this article to dive into myths that the uninitiated believe, but instead to ...

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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 by Eric Newton

Joshua Roth New Talent Competition – A Journey

Hi everyone. My name is Eric Newton. I have been involved in bonsai for 6 years now and am acting president of the Bonsai Society of Kalamazoo. I am also a member of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society, the American Bonsai Society as well as a few on-line sites. First I would like to thank ...

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Sunday, April 8th, 2007 by Bill Heston

Lighting For Indoor Bonsai

This article originaly appeared in the Bonsai Society of San Fransico’s newsletter: Fog City Bonsai February 2007 Issue Introduction Bruce Baker suggested that fine bonsai is 55% health, 20% growth, 15% display, and only 10% styling. Good health of a tree is essential. All progress is dependent on good health. Although horticulture was not the scope of ...

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Thursday, April 5th, 2007 by John Pennington

My First Decade as a Beginner

This article originaly appeared in the Bonsai Society of San Fransico’s newsletter: Fog City Bonsai February 2007 Issue You would think that, after nearly ten years of doing bonsai, I would have accumulated some wisdom about the subject. Perhaps I have, but I feel more like I’m just beginning. However, I did pick up a few ...

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Thursday, March 29th, 2007 by Mike Simmons

Home Lighting System – Bonsai Under Lights

This article originally appeared in the March 2007 Newsletter of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society Up front I must admit that I didn’t really keep track of how much I was spending when I began this project. All I knew was that I was tired of having plants in three different rooms. As a result it ...

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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 by Eric Schrader

Beginners and Bonsai

So many times a beginner shows up to a workshop with (or posts a picture to a forum of) a “stick in a pot” as they are frequently called. The poor person, after being subject to some amount of ridicule, is usually told to “stick it in the ground for 5 years and forget about ...

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Friday, January 5th, 2007 by Will Heath

Moss Basics

Moss is a simple type of plant that lacks roots; the plant is anchored by means of threadlike structures called rhizoids. It also lacks stems, and leaves. The name Moss refers to any species of the class Bryopsida that is part of the division Bryophyta. Bryophyta means the first green land plants to develop during ...

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Thursday, July 27th, 2006 by Jyoti and Nikunj Parekh

Saikei – Tray Landscape

This article originaly appeared in “Florida Bonsai” the magazine of the Bonsai Societies of Florida. VOL XXXVI NUMBER 3 ISSUE 147. Reprinted with permission of the publisher of “Florida Bonsai” magazine. Saikei, word consists of two Japanese words, ‘Sai’ meaning a plant and ‘kei’ meaning a view or a scene. A harmonious combination of young plants and rugged ...

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Monday, July 17th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Video & Bonsai

Still photographs are generally accepted to be the best way to record the progress of a tree from initial training to maturity. They also assist in the planning of future changes in the design. Video can be a more appealing method of displaying the advances of your designs. The three dimensional quality of a tree ...

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